Burt Wolf: What We Eat"This Spud's for You: How The Potato Changed The World"
A native of South America, the potato fed the great Inca Empire and in Europe, nourished the expanding population that powered the Industrial Revolution.G

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Artifacts & Fiction: Workshop In American Literature"Workshop 7. Ritual Artifacts"
From Victorian calling cards to Puritan gravestones, ritual artifacts reveal how humans create and define order in their lives. This session explains how to apply close reading skills to sacred and secular ritual objects to enrich understanding of the cultural setting of a literary text. D